Essays about: "Laclau and Mouffe"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 87 essays containing the words Laclau and Mouffe.

  1. 11. Excluded Subjects - A discourse analysis on (bi)sexuality and 'sexual orientation' in Swedish asylum case law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Gert; [2022]
    Keywords : asylum determinations; bisexuality; borders; credibility; sexual orientation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how bisexuality get constructed as a distinct sexual orientation category through asylum determination processes in Sweden. With a theoretical focus on the interaction between notions of sexuality and national borders this study also investigates how the assessment of ‘sexual orientation’ asylum claims contribute to the regulation of the Swedish border. READ MORE

  3. 12. Urban Music : A qualitative empirical study of post-BLM media discourse

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Adam Remetancik; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban music; Black Lives Matter BLM ; Discourse analysis; Laclau and Mouffe; Postcolonialism; Media discourse; Music periodicals;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze the difference between post-BLM media discourse surrounding urban music in the US and UK music periodicals. It follows the Interpretivist paradigm, assuming the social constructionist epistemological position, the idealist ontology and the abductive logic of inquiry. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Emergence of Nation Sub-Branding: A Case Study on the Discourses of 'The National Developer of Egypt'

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Amr Ammar; [2021]
    Keywords : Nation branding; sub-branding; social justice; hegemony; Laclau and Mouffe’s Theory of Discourse; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the emerging strategy of nation sub-branding and critically argues for the domestic implications it has on national identities and the falsely promoted tradition of social justice. The study situates itself within the critical cultural stream of nation branding research, rejecting, however, prior scholarly presumption that a segmented nation brand could mean less marginalization. READ MORE

  5. 14. "Words Hide Truth": National belonging in Marian Engel’s Bear and Tessa McWatt’s Out of My Skin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Edda Ahrent; [2021]
    Keywords : National identity; national belonging; Marian Engel; Bear; Tessa McWatt; Out of My Skin; Canadian Literature; CanLit; Discourse theory; Discourse analysis; post-colonialism; gender; bodies; pioneer; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The famous problem of Canadian Literature in the contemporary critical landscape is how it, as an institution, denies all but certain kinds of identities. Alexander Beecroft suggests that a national literature, through its attempts to locate and articulate a communal identity and a notion of fellow-feeling, curates characteristics among members of previously numerous groups which can function to denote nationalistic identity. READ MORE

  6. 15. Identifying Counterhegemonic Spaces: Kosovo and EU-Enlargement

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Andreas Stokkendal Poulsen; [2020]
    Keywords : Kosovo; EU; Enlargement; Radical Discourse Theory; Laclau; Howarth;

    Abstract : In everyday life, imposing your will on your neighbour is likely to turn out counterproductive for your mutual relationship in the long term. Yet, the EU’s Enlargement-policy is commonly perceived as embedded with a spirit of policy imposition. READ MORE